Job Search and Career Planning Seminar 4

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Please complete a feedback form. Thanks.FeedbackAny Questions?If successfulReflect on the interview – think it through

If unsuccessfulDon’t let it get to you, your time will come!

Ask for feedbackAfterwardsChoose one of the example questions

Plan your own response

Practice giving the response

Partner to give feedback: what was good? What could be better?Practice Giving a Response Listen to these questions and a candidate’s responses

What has gone wrong?

How could the response be better?Example Questions Don’ts… Be negative

Waffle/be over-communicative

Expect the interviewer to be an expert Competencies Can you do the job?

Capabilities Does your behaviour prove that you have the skills?

Commitment Do you want the job?

Cultural fit ill you fit in with the culture of the organisation?The Agenda: the 4 “C”sTelephone InterviewsSlumped posture = low spirits

Erect posture = high spirits, energy and confidence

Leaning forward = open and interested

Leaning away = defensive or disinterested

Crossed arms = defensive

Uncrossed arms = willingness to listenBody LanguageBe on timeBe pleasant to everybodyDress appropriatelyBe positive, enthusiasticFirst impressions count – assessment can begin as soon as you arriveBe yourselfPracticalities Tell me about yourself. What are some of your main strengths? What is your greatest weakness? Sell me this pencil/mobile phone. When were you last angry? We have seen five others today. Why should we employ you? If you were an animal/biscuit, what would you be?Miscellaneous QuestionsLook again at the person specification from last week’s seminar

Work in pairs

Predict five questions which a candidate might be askedPredicting Interview QuestionsOutline an occasion when you were faced with conflicting priorities. What did you do and what was the result?

Describe a situation where you were successful in putting your ideas across.Competency QuestionsRead their recruitment literatureExplore their websiteCheck their social media presenceRead the annual report Find our about their products, locations, number of employees etc.What are the company’s long-term strategies?Who are the competition?Conduct media searches on the organisationWikipediaKnow the OrganisationKnow the Job What are the competencies the employer is looking for?

What evidence do I have of these competencies?

Know yourself, the job, the organisationPreparationTypes of questionInterview typesPurpose of Interviews

The employer likes what they’ve seen so far

You meet their criteria on paperCongratulations!AimsTimetableJob Search and Career Planning Seminars for International Students

Try to give as many examples as possible from different areas or key events of your life

Try to anticipate questions

PractiseKnow YourselfINSTRUCTIONSApply a pattern fill to text slides created with a grey background by changing the design template. How to change design template:Format menu > Slide Design… > Design TemplateChoose the desired design and use the dropdown option to select Apply to Selected Slides.

PATTERNS SHOULD NOT BE USED WITH THE WHITE BACKGROUNDUpdate the Presentation title and Date from the Header and Footer… option from the View menu.What do you do well?

What activities energise you?

When do you feel that you are most like ‘yourself’?

When are you at your best?

How can you capitalise on your strengths more?Your strengths?Life After CompetenciesIn this seminar we will: examine the main formats used by employers to interview. Understand the interview process and how to market yourself at interviewConsider how best to respond to the most common question types used by employersCommon objectivesEmployer – Are they suitable for us?matching the person specificationYourself – Are they suitable for me?Interview Types1:1Panel interviewsTelephone interviewsvideo interviewsBiographicalCompetencies/StrengthsJob knowledgeKnowledge of the employerOccupational profilesInformation interviewshttp://www.prospects.ac.uk/types_of_jobs.htmhttp://targetjobs.co.uk/careers-advice/job-descriptionshttp://icould.com/watch-career-videos/by-job-type/http://www.vitae.ac.uk/researchers/1386/Information-interviews.htmlThe words you use(7%)Good communicationTone of voice(38%)body language e.g. facial expression(55%)Slumped posture = low spirits